Chronicles of Celestial Origins

The next day, when the sky was whitening, a ray of light shot down from outside the cave, and a short old man with a slightly bowed back appeared. After a while, someone inside led him to the mansion.

"Fellow Daoist Lu, I have been waiting for you for a long time." In the spacious and bright hall, Tang Ning was already waiting for him. When she saw him entering from the outside, she stood up with a smile and bowed her head.

"How dare you keep Taoist friend Tang waiting for so long? I'm so scared." Lu Zhengxian returned the courtesy.

"We are friends. Why should we be so polite between friends? Please sit down."

The two of them sat down separately. Lu Zhengxian turned his hand and took out a storage bag: "I'm very happy to hear that fellow Taoist Tang is about to be promoted to the officer in charge of your regiment. It's just a small gift to express my government's feelings. I hope you don't dislike it."

"Then I'll be disrespectful." Tangning took the storage bag and put it aside.

"Fellow Taoist Tang, what's the matter with our sect?" Lu Zhengxian asked carefully.

"The reason why I invited fellow Taoist here today is for this matter. Some time ago, I made a special trip to Changshan County to meet with the commander of our regiment, Uncle Wang Jingxing, and mentioned the matter of Guizong to him. Uncle Wang was very dissatisfied at first. , Even if I say all the good things, he won't let go. You know, he is the chief of the coalition stationed in Changshan County. If he doesn't nod, the coalition will not accept Guizong. "

"In the end, I used emotion and reason to convince Uncle Wang, and he agreed to accept your mansion's surrender."

Lu Zhengxian stood up and gave another big salute, and said seriously: "Thank you very much, Fellow Taoist Tang, for your great kindness and virtue. This will be unforgettable to all of our sect. From now on, our sect will only follow your lead."

"It's too early to say thank you, Fellow Daoist Lu. I haven't finished my words yet! Although Uncle Wang has promised to report to the coalition forces and fight for your sect's right to surrender, it is not without conditions."

"Fellow Taoist Tang, please tell me that our sect will agree to it no matter what the conditions are."

"Hey! Fellow Daoist Lu, this attitude is right! Uncle Wang's condition is very simple. After your sect returns to the coalition, he needs to send people to join the coalition to fight against the Mubei demon."

"no problem."

"Besides that, Guizong will have to bleed a little."

"Please give me some instructions, fellow Taoist Tang."

"After your sect returns to the coalition, the resource areas it originally occupied will still be returned to your sect, but you have to hand over 60% of your profits, including all the mines, mines, purchases and the total income from various industries."

"This..." Lu Zhengxian's expression changed slightly, showing an embarrassed look.

"I'm not going to hide it from you. Of these 60%, 20% belong to Uncle Wang and 40% belong to the senior leaders of the coalition forces. If you agree, the Baogui Sect will be safe and sound. If you don't agree, please find another plan, fellow Taoist!"

Lu Zhengxian's eyes flickered. He had already prepared in his heart, knowing that the other party would definitely open his mouth and take advantage of her, but he didn't expect that Tangning would get 60% of the profit as soon as she opened her mouth, and it would also be a long-term profit.

Seeing his silence, Tang Ning also took off her friendly disguise and said coldly: "Friend Lu, think about it carefully! The coalition will soon send people to take over the resource jurisdiction of Changshan County. By then, everything will be over. late."

"Okay! According to what Fellow Taoist Tang said, as long as the coalition forces can accept our sect and return the original territory, our government is willing to accept this condition."

"That's right. The war is in chaos now. Who knows what will happen tomorrow. Don't worry, your uncle Wang and the senior officials of the coalition will protect your sect, so your sect can sit back and relax."

"I dare to ask fellow Taoist Tang, when will the matter of the coalition forces accepting our sect be settled? Everyone in our sect is eagerly waiting for news from the coalition forces."

"Don't worry, I will report it to the legion, and then the legion will report it to the coalition forces. After the coalition forces approve it, the territory under your sect's jurisdiction can be returned. Before that, let's talk about the division of your sect's resources first!" Tang Ning held it in his hands! After flipping through it, he took out a file and spread it out in front of the desk: "As far as I know, your mansion has nine high-grade spiritual mines, one fifth-level spiritual vein, and three fifth-level resource stone mines. There are also twenty-one There are medium-grade spiritual mines, five fourth-level spiritual veins, twelve fourth-level resource stone mines and..."

Tang Ning listed the resource jurisdiction occupied by the Huanglong Sect in Fanyang City as if they were treasures, and then demarcated many spiritual mines, spiritual veins and resource industries from them.

"The profits from these jurisdictions belong to Uncle Wang and the senior leaders of the coalition forces. Fellow Daoist Lu has no objection, right?"

Lu Zhengxian could only nod helplessly.

"Well, when the coalition documents are issued, I will send people to take over these jurisdictions. Of course, these are still the properties of your sect in name. I will only send people to supervise them, and your government will have to come forward for external matters."

…

After a conversation between the two, Lu Zhengxian declined his invitation to stay for a banquet and said goodbye. He left the column station. His son was waiting outside. When he saw him coming out, he immediately greeted him.

"Father, how was the discussion? Have the affairs of our sect been implemented?"

"Tangning wants us to receive 60% of the resource revenue before she is willing to accept us back to Fanyang City." Lu Zhengxian said expressionlessly.

"Sixty percent?" Lu Xun frowned: "It's 20% more than we expected. This person has a big appetite!"

"The man is a knife and a fish, and I am a fish. The initiative is in his hands. Of course he will open his mouth."

"Father agreed?"

"Under the current circumstances, do you think your father has the ability to bargain?" Lu Zhengxian snorted coldly: "No matter what, we have to protect our foundation first. Although they took 60% away from it, the 60% on the surface is still They can only secretly take over the resource territory that belongs to our sect. The situation is now in chaos. If the 10th Army Corps is transferred or Tang Ning and Wang Jingxing are killed, we can legitimately take back 60% of the territory."

"What Father has seen is very true. Now we are begging Tangning. When the coalition officially accepts us, we don't have to look at his face. When the time comes, we can take back the 60% resource territory."

…

After Lu Zhengxian left, Tang Ning called Gao Yuan: "I am about to take up my post in Changshan County. From now on, you will be responsible for the affairs of the Huanglong Sect!"

"This disciple is soft-spoken and has a low level of cultivation. I might not be able to fulfill my uncle's instructions."

"I don't think the Huanglong Sect dares to play any tricks, at least not in a short period of time. I have negotiated all the conditions with them. If you have anything you can't decide, you can ask your wife for advice, or you can go to me directly. The top priority now is to find reliable manpower. In the future, as soon as the coalition forces draft the document, they will immediately take over the resource jurisdiction of Huanglong Sect. "

"Why don't we call Senior Brother Chen? I believe his injuries should have almost recovered."

"One or two people are of no use. I need a group of privately recruited people to do the work. They must have a clean foundation. It is best to be casual cultivators without any power background. I leave this matter to you."

"Yes, the disciple will do his best. I dare to ask my uncle, do you have any requirements for the cultivation of these people you recruit?"

"Golden elixir or Nascent Soul are both acceptable."

"Disciple understands."

………

In Pingyuan County, the Netherworld Organization branch, in a slightly dim room, a man of medium height, fair complexion, and a prominent red patch between his eyebrows pushed the door in and bowed to the old man who was checking the files at the desk: "Senior Rong, what are your orders for calling me here?"

"Sit down!" The old man surnamed Rong waved his hand, and Xu Wenruo followed his instructions and sat down beside him.

"This is the information that was just sent. Take a look." The old man surnamed Rong pulled out a scroll from under the desk and handed it to him.

Xu Wenruo took the file, opened it and took a look, and a strange smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

"Looking at you, you don't seem surprised. Did you get the news a long time ago?" The old man surnamed Rong glanced at him.

"No, I didn't know about it beforehand. The reason why I'm not surprised is that I think it's not something worth making a fuss about. To be more precise, I had expected such a day."

"Oh? Where do you start talking about this?"

"I believe you have seen this person's resume. With his poor cultivation qualifications, he has made great progress, from the Golden Core Stage to the Void Refining Stage in just a few hundred years. It is not surprising to kill the descendants of the Qingjiao royal family. No wonder."

"What you said makes sense. Compared with his leaping advancement in cultivation, killing the Green Dragon King's grandson doesn't seem that strange. I heard that you and Tang Ning are old friends, so you should know him very well. !”

"He and I are both from the Xuanmen sect in Xingang, Qinghai. We met several times in the early years. We don't know each other well, but we know a lot about his past deeds. After the Qinghai War, I was sent to Yuanxian County, Donglai County. At that time, he was already emerging, and the intelligence officers of Yuanxian County Branch were very concerned about him, but I was not responsible for this matter, so I had no direct contact with him. "

The old man surnamed Rong took out a stack of files from under the desk: "I have transferred all the intelligence files about him from the Yuanxian County branch to the headquarters. The superiors attach great importance to him and require us to monitor him closely. I know that you have a relationship with him. I know him well through our interactions, so I will let you take full responsibility for this matter. This is the investigation of him by the Yuanxian County Branch. Please find out."

Xu Wenruo took the file, flipped through it for a while, fixed his eyes on one of the pages, and said softly: "It turns out that Ma Shouyang, the leader of Xuantang City, was killed by himself. No wonder we have never been able to find the perpetrator."

"You were working as a supervisor in Yuanxian County at the time and were also responsible for the investigation of Ma Shouyang's corruption. Did you not know anything about this matter?"

"After Ma Shouyang was assassinated, we also launched a close investigation. The main direction at that time was to target the manager of the Yuanxian County branch. We thought that the person responsible was the Lianxu monk, but we did not expect it to be him. I was responsible for supervision in Yuanxian County I am not responsible for ethics, investigation and punishment of corruption, and intelligence matters, and they didn’t tell me either.”